The Dark Tower made $19 million over the weekend because all things serve the Beam. If it gets ONE MORE positive review on Rotten Tomatoes this joke will be even better.

Based on the look on Littlefinger's face in those scenes, it's safe to say that when they die isn't the only time that men shit themselves.

Yeah, things are unquestionably building to Jamie turning Queenslayer. I could see him telling Cersei about Olenna's last words and her shrugging it off being what finally tips him over the edge. His personal love for and loyalty to her is why he's been able to set aside the fact that she's INSANE, so it would take a…

I've tried to change this avatar before and for some reason it has never allowed me to do it. Probably some left over messiness from the AVC/Disqus transition. Thanks, Shaker.

Varro!

I'm looking forward to this. Sheridan has proven he knows he to write and I'm curious to see him behind the camera.

Good run.

It gets better.

Who had "dictates false letter regarding doofus son's meeting with Russia" in Obstruction of Justice Bingo?

I'd expect Digger to be dead because he was gone for so long prior to his return here. Still, it was nice to get a Mira/Crixux/Ashur reunion wherein they basically recreated their characters from Spartacus. Katie Cassidy is back to being a regular next year so she'll be back, and it wouldn't make sense to not have her…

Will do!

I love how "Light of the Seven" has become Cersei's theme song.

And now, an incomplete list of historical events that directly influenced events/interactions in this episode:

I don't yet know how I feel about splitting a 13 episode season in two. There's a clear stopping point for a S6 finale (Cersei's death/overthrow/something) and a clear way forward from there (Westeros vs. White Walkers), so I see how it can work. That clear goal for S7 gives it some drive that a show that was clearly…

Yeah, it's more Jamie and Euron driving the Lannister war machine than Cersei, and those two are proven to be competent.

I could be wrong, but I believe they backed Stannis in part under the assumption that he would be paying off the Crown's debts. It's not the Baratheons or Lannisters that owe, it's the actual government of Westeros. Stannis was the bet earlier because because he's a by the books kind of guy and could be relied upon…

Ah, the LMD arc is so good. It's also where SHIELD surprisingly manages to become the most political show on TV.

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The Iron Bank is loyal to money. Backing Stannis didn't work for them, so now they've moved on to whoever is most likely to pay them back.

Tyrion's Casterly Rock plan was fine, it's just that Cersei and Jamie's response was better. He could reasonably expect Cersei to do the rash and impulsive thing if Casterly Rock falls by trying to retake it on a battle ground of Tyrion's choosing. Instead, she did the smart thing. Seeing them each try to outmaneuver…